If A Man Die, Shall He Live Again?

Brian Aiken

What Is Man?

Flesh– Gen. 2:7 dust, earth– Breath of life• Nephesh Heb = soul= entirety of man

– 1 Pet. 3:20 eight souls– Mortal• Gen. 6:17• 3:19 “to dust you shall return”• Heb. 9:27

But is there life after death?

Job. 14:1-15– Did Job have an expectation?

What Is Man?

Spirit (Pneuma or Ruach)– Gen. 1:26-27 “in our image; in our likeness”– God is Spirit (Jn. 4:24)– God is Immortal (1 Tim. 1:17)– We are given an eternal spirit

What Is Man?

2 Corinthians 4:16-18

Outward Man Inward Man

Perishes Renewed

Seen Not Seen

Temporal Eternal

What Happens When One Dies?

Sheol or Hades: The realm of the unseen– Num. 16:30,33 The Pit• A Pit (Gen. 37:24)• A Dungeon (Gen. 40:15)• Soul, Grave, and Pit (Ps. 30:3)• Is. 24:22 Prison to reserve until later time

– Abyss/Deep• Rom. 10:6-7 Who will descend into the abyss?

– Is. 24:22 Though unseen to us, God sees

Luke 16:19-31

From this we learn:– God has revealed what we need to choose our

own end.– Once a soul is in Hades it cannot return to earth.• A few notable exceptions include: Mt. 17:3; Jn. 11

– Once a person’s state is sealed it cannot be undone.

Abraham’s Bosom (Paradise)

Lazarus and AbrahamConcerning Christ– Mt. 16:21 Jesus declares his death in Jerusalem

and resurrection on the third day.– Lu 23:43 Thief on the cross– PS. 16:10 Soul not left in Hades• Acts 2:25-32• Mt. 13:26-37

Torments (Tartaros)

The Rich ManDevil and his angels (2 Pet. 2:4)Shall be cast into the “lake that burns with fire”

(Rev. 20:13-14)

A Day Reserved

“The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished” 2Pe 2:9

Universal Judgment– Jn. 5:25-29 Resurrection of all men– Mt. 25:31-46 Separation of righteous and wicked– Php. 2:9-11 All will bow to God on that day

Gehenna

• The Valley of the Son of Hinnom– Ravine southwest of Jerusalem– First mention (Josh. 15:8; 18:16)– Solomon (1 Kings 11:7)– Ahaz and Manasseh (2 Kings 16:3; 2 Chron.

28:3;33:6)– Josiah (2 Kings 23:10,13,14; 2 Chron. 34:4,5)

Gehenna

As used by the Lord– Mr. 9:43-45– Mt. 10:28– Rev. 20:10-15 First Tartaros mentioned; then

“the lake of fire”. An allusion to Gehenna.

Heaven

• Our habitation (2 Cor. 5:2)• Our Hope (Col. 1:3-6)– Abraham’s Hope (Heb. 11:13-16)

• Present with the Lord (1 Thess. 4:13-18)• Inheritance incorruptible (1 Pet. 1:3-5)– Mt. 6:20

• The beautiful depiction of Heaven (Rev. 21-22)